Combined desk and organ



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O. E. & G. C. WICK.

COMBINED DESK AND ODGAN.

No. 385,031; PatentedJune 26, 1888.

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COMBINED DESK AND ORGAN.

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COMBINED DESK AND ORGAN.

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OLE E. 'VICK AND GEORGE C. VICK, OF HUMBOLDT PARK, lliTilNOlS.

CGLEINED ESK AN@ GRGAN.

Application filed April 5, 1R87. Serial No. 233,705. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it 771.03/ concerto:

Be it known that we, OLE E. Wiel; and GEORGE C. Willett, of Humboldt Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Desk and Organ; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which ferm a part of this specitication.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in reed-organs, and has reference both to the eonstruction of the operative parts of the organ itself and tothe construction of the organcasing.

The invention consists of the matters hereinafter described, and pointed ont in the appended claims.

The invention may be more readily understood by reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which" Figure l. is a front elevation or face view f an organ embodying our invention, Fig. 2 is central vertical cross section ofthe saine, taken upon line X X of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of parts ofthe organ mechanism located at one end ofthe casing, taken upon line X X of Fig. et. Fig. Li is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 3 as seen from the rear of the organ. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional elevation ot' parts corresponding with those shown in Fig. 3, but of somewhat dif-'ferent form, taken upon line X X of Fig. I3. Fig. (i is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 5, adjacent parts of the organ-casing being shown in sec' tion. Fig. is a detail view of a device for moving the shifting front of the case, taken on lineXX of Fig. S. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation taken upon line X X of Fig. 'l'.

As shown in the said drawings, theorgan easing consists of a lower or main part, A, which contains the principal operative parts of the organ, and which is provided with a horizontal sliding top, A, the said part A being similar te the lower or main part of an oftice-desk, and the horizontal top A being adapted to serve as a support for writing inaterials, books, papers, or other articles in the same manner as does the horizontal top of an ordinary office-desk.

A indicates, as a whole, a hood or cover placed over the top A ofthe casing, and herein shown as containing pigeon-holes a and drawers a", such as are commonly present in desks, and with arolling or eylindrie cover, .L 3, adapted to be drawn down over the top A', and thereby close the front opening ofthe hood A2 in a familiar manner.

.in the particular construction ofthe organcasing illustrated the main part of thc body A thereof and the upper part, A2, are formed by means of vertical side or end walls, fr a, a back wall, a, and a horizontal top board, a". In the lower or main part, A, between and parallel to the exterior walls, c a2, are two vertical partitions, a5 a5, forming at either side ot' the easing compartments A A, which may contain spaces for books, or a series of drawers or pigeon-holes, or may be otherwise utilizcd,as common in ndice-desks. Wvehaveherein shown the said compartments Af A3 as provided with hinged doors a a, giving, when closed, a uniform appearance to both sides of the casing. Between the partitions a5 a5 and parallel with the rear wall, a, is placed a vertical wall, al, which forms a shallow recess in front of the casing and a chamber, A4, in the rear part thereof between the compartments A A3. -Within said chamber A* is located the bellows of the organ, as will be hereinafter described. The partitions at ai terminate at points some distance below the horizontal top A' of the casing, and a horizontal wall or partition, a3, is extended over the said partitions a5 a? the entire length of the casing and forms the top wall of the compartments A3 A and of the chamber A". Said horizontal partition c forms, together with the top A, a chamber, A5, within which the main operative parts of the organ mechanism are located.

The keys of the organ areloeated in the upper forward portion ofthe chamber A5 and are covered,when the organ is not in use,by the top A', which latter is made horizontally movable in such manner as may be either drawn forward to cover the keys or be thrust backwardly to uncover the saine when it is desired te use the organ. rPhe ends of the said movable top A do not extend quite to the side walls, al a2, of the organ-casing, but said top has sliding connection at its ends with statica ICO ary horizontal pieces A A, inserted in the end wall,a,2 a2, of the casing and extending linwardly from said end walls. In the particular construction illustrated the sliding top A is connected with the strips A A by means of tongues a a, upon the ends of the sliding top, engaging groovesin the inner edges of the said pieces A A. The top part or hood A of the casing is like the hood of an ordinary office'- desk, with the exception that it contains vertical boards or panels B B,located against the side walls of the casing at both sides of the latter and supporting a series of stops, b b b b, belonging to the organ mechanism.

In the particular construction herein shown the panels or name-boards 7 B B are located of chamber A, in the manner shown.

over the inwardly projectingl parts of the boards A A, so that connection maybe made between the stops and the main parts of the organ mechanism by connecting devices eX- tending around or outside of the ends of the movable top A and between the said ends of the top and the exterior end walls of the casing, in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 4.

From the construction above described it is entirely obvious that the organ-casing illustrated forms a complete desk, having all the characteristics of an ordinary office-desk, with the exception that the space in upper part of the body of the desk, usually employed for drawers,is occupied by the organ mechanism.

To next describe the devices forming the organ proper, said parts are made as follows:

C is the wind-chest of the organ, which is located in the lower part of the chamber` A and is formed by means of the partition a and a board, c, arranged above and parallel thereto.

D D are the tubes of the organ,within which are located the reeds d d, said tubes being formed in a tube-board, D', secured to the top of the board c in a familiar manner. The said board c is provided with a series of apertures, c c', communicating with the tubes D D, said apertures being covered by valves c2, which are severally connected by vertical rods c c with the keys E of the organ.

. F F are stop-valves or mutes,l which are placed over the tubes D D. Said stop-valves F F are operated from the stops b b bz b in a manner hereinafter described. G G are the swell-lids,which are pivoted to the longitudinal board or swell-cap'G, so asto extend over the stop-valves F F, and which may be moved so as to produce a greater or less volume of sound from the reeds, in a well-known manner. The said lids G G are connected with and operated by a knee-lever, G2, in a manner heretofore common, and which is not herein illustrated in detail. I i

rlhe keys E E are supported upon a keyboard, E', located in the front upper part Immediately over the keys and at the rear of the exposed portions thereof is located a horizontal bar, A7, over the top of which the movable top A' slides as it is moved backwardly and forwardly, said strip AT serving to close the'spaces between the keys and the said sliding top.

The top A is necessarily made considerably narrower than the depth from front to rear of the top part ofthe casing, in order to enable said movable top to be thrust backwardly to uncover the keys without cominginto contact with the rear vertical wall, a, of the casing. \Vhcn the said top Af is drawn forward to cover the keys, therefore, a space will be left between the rear edge of the movable top and the rear wall of the casing, and to permanently close this space, so as to preventaccess of dust to the chamber A, we place apartition or panel, a, between the bar AT and the rear wall, a, in a manner clearlyshown in the drawings, Fig. 2.

For the purpose of closing the space at the front of the keyswhen the top A is drawn forward and the organ is notin use, we preferably provide a sliding panel, A, Figs. l, 2, 3, and 7. This panel is arranged to slide vertically, and is herein shown as held or guided at its ends by means of guide-grooves a in the casing and guide-pins a, engaging forked guides am, attached to the lower part ofthe said sliding panel.

The panel above referred to may be moved by hand for the purpose of bringing it upwardly against the movable top A when the latter isforward,and thereby closing thc space in front of the keys, or for lowering the panel to expose the keys when in opening the case to usethe organ. \Vehave,however,hcreinshown an automatically-operating device for moving the said panel, whereby the latter is lowered when the sliding top A is thrust backwardly to uncover the keys, and is raised into contact with the said sliding top when the latter is drawn forward. The said automatic device embraces connections between said movable sliding top A and the panel A, which are constructed as follows:

I is alever pivoted between its ends to swing in a vertical plane,and herein shown as mounted upon a stud, z', 'attached to the end wall, a, of the casing, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. At its forward end the said levcr I is provided with a fork, i', which engages a stud or projection, t2, secured to theinner surface of the sliding panel A, is provided with a downwardly-inclined or bent portion, 12. To the sliding top A is secured a depending bracket, l', provided with two horizontal pins, iM, preferably provided with anti-friction rollers, said pins i being arranged to rest in contact with the upperand lower surfaces of the lever I. Vhen the top A is at the forward limit of its movement, the pins i i will bein advance of the pivot rof the lever I, and the parts are so arranged that at such time the lever will be horizontal and its forward end will rest in position to hold the sliding-panel closed, in the manner illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 7. In thrusting the sliding top A backwardly the pins t'ft' will IOO IIC,

At its rear end the lever I. Y

travel upon the lever l and hold said lever stationary until said pins have passed the pivot and reached the inclined portion l2 of thelever,when the lowermost pin will act upon the under part of the said inclined part l2 to lift the inner end of the lever, and thereby de press the l'orward end thereof, together with the sliding panel. The position of the parts when the sliding top is thrust rearwardly is shown in full lines in Fig. 7. The upper pins, t'will act upon the part l2 of the lever, and thereby actnate the lever to close the sliding panel when the top is drawn forward,in amanner readily understood. lt will ofcourse be understood that similar actuating devices for the sliding panel are used at both sides or ends ol the casing, as is clearly shown in Fig.

The organ shown is provided with two 'eederbellows, (one ol which is indicated at H, Fig. 3, said bellows being connected with a reservoir, ll, in a manner heretofore conimon and well known. Each feeder moved in one direction by strap 7i., passing over a roller, zf, the straps being attached at their lower ends to pedals llt ll, which are located between the walls (rl ol' the casing at the lower part ot' the partition in a manner clearly shown in Figs. l and 2.

XVe have herein shown two dill'erent ways ot` actuating the stop-valves or mutes F F from the stops b 'b ir' b when the latter are located at the sides oi the casing above the lever ol' the sliding top A, in the manner above dcscribed. @ne ot these devices is illustrated in detail in Figs. 3 and it and the ether in Figs. 5 and G.

The devices shown in Figs. S and l are made as follows: ln theparticular organ shown there are four stop-valves, two ol' which are actu ated by the stops at one cud ol the organ and the other two by the stops at the opposite end ol the organ. The stop-valves at each end ol the organ are practically alike, and are actuated by similar devices, and the description of one pair, embracing the stopvalves F and F', located, respectively, at the front and rear of the tube-board, together with the actuating devices therefor, will serve to fully explain the construction and operation of this part ot' the invention. r.lhe said stop-valves F F eX- tend at their ends through openings ff, formed in a vertical. board, F, arranged inside ot' and parallel with the side wall, ol' the casing. Said stopvalves consist of bars of triangular shape, which are hinged at their upper edges to the tubeboard D, as common in reedcrgans as heretofore made. stop-valves, which extend outside ot' the boards F, are formed short arms or projections ff, to which pressure may be applied for swinging the valves about their hinges to open and close the. tubes .D D.

J J are two stop-levers pivoted between their ends at j j to the board F2. Said levers are connected at their v[onward ends, by means of the arms f/fQwith the stop-valves F F, respectively, the opposite or rear ends ol said stop-levers being extended rearwardly past the rear vertical edge of the board F2.

J? J3 are two verticallyarranged levers pivoted between their ends upon a pivot-pin, J4, which is secured in the easing at a point adjacent to the frame-piece A" and over the free er rear ends ol' the stoplevers Jr and J. The lever J2 rests upon the upper surface of the stop-lever J near its free end, and the lever J3 similarly rests upon the upper surface ot the stoplevcr J. Said stop-levers J and J are placed in different vertical planes, so that the lower end of the lever J2 may extend past the stop-lever J, in a 'manner clearly illustrated in the drawings. The levers Jl J3 extend above the frame-piece A, with their upper ends at the, rear et and vertically on the line with the stops b b b'z bil. Said stops, as herein shown, are attached to horizontal stopdraws Zf if b bl, which are mounted to slide in the panel l and in a vertical frame-pieee, B', arranged at the 1' -ir ot and parallel with said panel B. rlhe lever JJ is connected at its upper end with stop draw b" by means of two jointed bars, fj, and said lever J'l is also connected with the stop-draw L5 by means of a conneetingbar, jl, slotted at its end which is eonnerted with the spindle, in a manner clearly shown in the drawings. The' lever J is similarly connected with the stopdraws t if by means ol' connectingbars j jl, the bar j being slotted and having sliding con nection with the lever, in the manner illus trated. The two stops Zi b are thus caused to operate on the saine stop-valve F; 'out by means ofthe slotted connection between the lever J2 and the stop b the latter stop opens the stopvalve to a less extent .han the stop B, so that a tone of ditl'creut strength or character is produced by the two stops, in a manner heretofore well known. ln the same manner the stops I)2 b3 both actuate the stop'valve F', so as to produce two dil'tereut kinds of tones from the set ot reeds controlled by the said stop-valve.

In the stop action shown in Figs. 3 and et devices are provided for actuating all of the stop-valves at once by pressure applied to a knee-lever at the front ot' the organ, to thereby give the combined volume ol" allthe sets of reeds,thns giving wh at is know n as the grandorgan swell.77

.lhe devices referred to are, as herein shown, constructed as follows:

l. li are two levers arranged horizontally at the rear of the tube-board and adjacent parts, said levers being pivoted between their Upon the ends ol' the ends and extending from the ends ofthe organcasing to the middle ol` the latter. Said levers are, as shown,snpporied upon a vertical board, K2, extending longitudinally of the casing and attached at its ends to the rear edges of the vertical boards F F'". rlhc said levers K and K are constructed to engage at their outer ends with the free ends ol' both ofthe levers J J at each end of the organ, thelevcrs K K be ine' as shown, notched at their ends to forni projections it" t, which engage the ends ot the IIO lever J' J', while the levers J J are engaged by the lower edges of the said levers K K', as clearly shown in Fig. 4. At the middle of the casing the lever K' extends beneath the end of the lever K, so that by lifting the inner end ofsaid lever K the lever K will be correspondingly moved, and the stopvalves at both ends of the organ thereby actuated. For moving said levers K K' a short lever, K3, is pivoted upon the board K2, beneath the lever K', with its upper and shorter end bearing against the under surface of the said lever K. The said lever K3 is held normally free from the lever K by means of a spring, K2. The lower end or arm of the lever K3 is attached to a connecting-rod, k, the opposite end of which is piv- Oted to an upwardly-extending arm, 7a4, upon a rock-shaft, K4, which extends from front to rear of the machine. At its forward end said rock-shaft K* is provided with a depending arm, k', to the lower end of which is connected a horizontal sliding rod, k6, having a downturned cnd, k7, which is located in contact with the pivoted knee-swell lever K5 at the front of the organ, as clearly shown in Fig l. When, in a device thus made, the knee-swell K5 is moved toward the rod lo, the latter will be thrust endwise, with the effect of carrying the lever K3 against the lever K', and thereby rdepressing the outer end of both levers K' K', so as to open all of the several stop-valves at once.

The device for actuating the stop valve shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is for several reasons preferred to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the' particular features of construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are therefore specifically claimed as part of my invention. As illustrated in said Figs. 5 and 6, L L' are two vertical metal rods mounted to slide at their upper ends in suitable guides in a cross-piece, B2, attached to the panel Band frame-.piece B', and at their lower ends in asimilar cross-piece, B3, attached to said parts B and B', adjacent to the framepiece AG. The stops b b'b b3 are in this instance attached to stop-draws Zflb bl, having bearings in the vertical framepieces B B', in the same manner as before described.

The rods L L' are located at one side of the said stopdraws, and the rod L is bent to form two horizontal parts, Z Z, extending over the upper surface of the stop draws b4 and b5, respectively, while the rod L is provided with two similar horizontal parts, Z2v Z3, extending over the stop-draws band bl. Said stop-draws are provided at their upper surfaces with vertical angcs or wings ZL Z5 Z6 ZT, which flanges or wings are provided with beveled or inclined ends Iarranged to engage the parts Z Z Z2 Z of the rods when the stops are drawn out in such manner as to lift the said rods. The rod L at its lower end is extended to 'a point beneath the frame-piece A, and is connected by means of a pivoted connecting-rod, Z,with the arm f of the stop-valve F'. It follows from this construction that when either of the said rods L L' is lifted the stopvalve attached thereto will be opened. The rod L is obviously adapted for engagement with 'the wings Z* Z5 of two of the stop-draws b4 b5; but the wing of one ofthe stop-draws is so shaped,as shown, as to lift the rod a much shorter distance than the said rod is lifted by the wing belonging to the other stop-draw. It follows that the stop- Valve actuated by the said rod L will be opened to a different extent by moving the stop b and b', with the result of producing different tones, in the saine manner before described. rPhe wings Z6 Z7 of the stop-draws b b7 are similarly made to lift the rod L' to different heights with the saine result, as abov stated. i

Means are provided in the device shown in said Figs. and 6 for actuating all of the stopvalves at one time from a kneeswell, the devices for this purpose being made as follows: The vertical rods L L', at a point beneath the lower guide-piece, B3, are provided with two right'angled bends forming horizontal parts Z Z. M is a horizontal roclrshaft mounted in bearings mm, which are located in a plane somewhat above the horizontal parts Zu Z12 of the rods L L. Said rock shaft is provided with a crank arm or arms, M', connected with a crank-pin, an', which is extended beneath and adapted to engage the said horizontal parts Z11 Zl2 of the rods L L'in such manner that when the rock-shaft is turned about its axis the rods L and L' will both be lifted together. it follows that by partially rotating said rockshaft both stop-valves F F' will be opened at once. To the rock-shaft M is attached a rigid arm, M2, which is bent, in the manner shown, to extend to a point to the rear of the boards F2. Bock-shafts M and coacting parts are arranged in the same manner at both ends of the organ, the rockshafts being so located, however, that they will both lift the rods L and L' adjacent thereto when they are turned in the same directiom-that is to say, when both are turned to the left or to the right. For actuating both rock-shafts at thesame time, the arms D 2 M2 thereof, Fig. 6, are connected at their free ends with a horizontal bar or rod, N, extending lengthwise of the casing and supported, as shown, by means of guides a a, upon a board, K2, similar to the one shown in Figs. 3 and 4. A spring, N', is shown as attached to the middle part of the rod N and to the board K2, for the purpose ofholding both of the crank-arms Ml M2 in position to retain the crank-pins m' m' free from the rods L L', so that said rods may usually be operated by the stops independently of the grand-organ swell devices. To the middle part of the rod N is connected, also, a rod, a', which is arranged horizontally and extends to a point near one end of the casing, where it is pivoted to an arm, a2, of a rock-shaft, N2. This rockshaft is arranged horizontally and extends to a point near the front wall of the casing,where 4it is provided with a depending arm, a3. Said arm a3 has sliding connection with a longitudinally-movable horizontal rod, N?, which TOO latter extends toward the middle of the casing and is provided with a downturned end, n", engaging a knee swell-sucln'for instance, as is shown at K5 in Fig. l. lVhen the said kneelever is moved, the rock-shafts M lll will be turned se as to litt all of the rods L L at once, and thereby actuate all of the stop-valves at the same time, in amauner readily understood. The wooden blocks m`,shown upon the ends of the levers M, and the similar block, n, attached to the middle ot' the rod N, constitute familiar' devices for detachably connecting metal rods or wires to each other in an organ mechanism, and embody no novel features of construction.

We have shown in the particular organeasi ng illustrated a music-rack, O, which is attached to sliding support, so that said music-rack may be thrust into the casing, out of the way of a person using the said casing as a desk. Said rack is shown as provided at its lower end with a hinged ilap, o.

O' is sliding har arranged to lit in a space or opening beneath the horizontal top board,

a", ol" the casing and between said board and v horizontal gnidepieces o o, fixed beneath the latter. The rack O is hinged at its upper end, at o', to the front margin ot the sliding piece or strip 0', so that when the latter is drawn outwardly from beneath the top board,c4,until its front edge projects beyond the front face ofthe finishing-piece AT it may be allowed to fall into an inclined position, its lower part being supported by the .front edge of the cylinder-top A, or by other part et' the casing, as desired. A

A consti'v ction in which the stops are located above the level of the sliding top and at either side ot the casing possesses important advantages in an organ made generally in the manner shown, and a casing provided with a sliding top, and in which the stops are thus located, is therefore herein claimed without re striction to any particular features of construction in the upper part or hoed of the desk. lt is obvious, l'or instance, that the heavy upper part or hood present in the desk shown maybe omitted and a light ornai'nental structure containing shelves or pigeondioles, or without such shelves or pigeon-holes, may be employed te sustain or surround the panels B B and the stops therein.

Certain i'catures of construction above de scribed in the organ mechanism are themselves new, and are herein claimed independently of the construction ofthe exterior part or casing of the organ. As far as the claims referring to the organ-casing made of such shape as to form that ample desk facilities are afforded by the construction shown in the organ-case without in any way interfering with the space required l'or and the economical arrangement of the parts composing the organ mechanism. fact, an organ-casing contains a greater part of the woodwork required in a desk, and it follows that only a slight change in the form of such casing is necessary to produce a desk, so that a combined organ and desk may be made at only a little greater expense than is usually involved in thc construction of an organ-casing alone.

XVe claim as our inventionl. The combinatiomwith the easing and the keys of an organ, cfa rigid horizontal sliding top located over and adapted to cover the keys and to form a desk-top when drawn forward, and a separate vertically-sliding panel at the front of the case, adapted to be lifted for closing the space in fronto'f the keys and beneath the sliding top when the latter is in its forward position, and to be lowered to expose the keys when the top is thrust backward, subh stantially as described.

2. rlhe combinatiomwith an organ mechanism embracing keys and stop-valves, of a casing provided with a horizontal sliding top adapted to be drawn forward over the keys and thrust backwardly to uncover the said keys, a series of organstops located in the casing above the level of the sliding top at either side of the same, and operative connections joining the said stops with the stopvalves, substantially as described.

The combinatiomwith an organ mechanism, ofa casing provided with a horizontal top, the frontpart ol which is adapted to be opened and closed for uncovering the keys of the organ, a shallow chamber, A5, located in the top part of the casing beneath the said horizontal top and containing the main operative parts of the organ mechanism, receptacles JAMAS, occupying the side portions of the casing beneath the said chamber A5, andacentral chanr ber, At, containing the bellows of the organ, substantially as described.

4. The combination,witl1an organ mechanism embracingkeys and stop valves, ota casing having a dat horizontal sliding top, a shallow chamber, A5, containing the main parts of the organ mechanism, located beneath said horizontal top, a hood located above the level of the horizontal top, a series otstops supported in the hood above and at either side of the horizontal top, and connecting devices between the said stops and the stopvalves, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a casing provided with a horizontallymovable or sliding top, of an organ mechanism embracing stop valves located beneath said sliding top, a series of stops located one above another at one side ot and above the level of said sliding top, and vertical connections extending from the said stops downwardly to the stop-valves.

6. The combination, with the stop-valves of an organ, of a vertical sliding rod or wire, as

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L, connected with the stop-valve and provided with transverse parts or surfaces, as Z Z,formed by a series of reversed right-angled bends in the wire, and stopdraws located one above another and provided with inclined edges orsurfaces engaging said transverse parts or surfaces of the rod, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the stop-valve of an organ, of a vertical sliding rod or wire, as L, connected with said stop-valve and provided with two or more transverse parts or surfaces, ZZ', formed by a series of reversed right-angled bends in the wire, and stop-draws located one above another and provided with inclined parts or surfaces acting upon said transverse partsZZ of thcrod, one of said parts or inclined surfaces being constructed to move the rod a greater distance than the other one, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with the stop-valves of an organ, of two or more vertical sliding rods, L L', provided with a series of right-angled bends forming transverse parts Z Z Z'l Z3 Z Z, connected with and actuating the said stop-valves, stops acting upon the parts Z Z Z2 Z3 ofsaid rods, a rockshat't provided with a crank-arm engaging transverse parts Zu Z of said rods for moving both of them at once, and means connected with and actuating said rock-shaft, substantially as described.

, 9. The combination, with the stop-valves of an organ and a series of stops located one above another above the level of the stopvalves, of two or more vertical sliding rods, as L L', connected with said stop-valves and provided with transverse parts or surfaces, as u Z, a rock-shaft provided with a crankarm engaging the said transverse parts orsurfaces of the rods, and means for actuating said rockshaft, substantially as described.

10. The combination, with an organ frame or casing and stop-valves, of two or more vertical rods, as L L, located at each end of the organ for actuating the said rods, said rods being provided With transverse parts or sur faces, as Zu Z, stops connected with and actuating said rods, rock-shafts provided with crank-arms engaging the transverse parts of said rods, a rod, N, connected with and actuating both roclcshafts, and a kneelever connected with and actuating said rod N, substantially as described.

1l. The combination, with an organ-casing .substantially as described.

12. Thecombination,with the organ-casing, the sliding top A, and sliding panel A8, of a lever pivoted to the casing and engaged with the sliding panel, and pins or projections upon the sliding top engaging said lcver,substantially as described.

13. The combination, with the organ-casmg provided with a horizontal sliding top andan organ mechanism located beneath the top, of a stationary Wall or panel, al", located beneath the said slidingtop, substantially as descrlbed.

14. The combination, with an organ-casing provided with a top or hood, A2, of a musicrack, O, and a horizontally-slidingsupport, O, hinged to-the rack and iitted to slide 1n a recess in the upper part of said hood, snbstantially as described.

15. The combination,with an organ mechanism, of a casing therefor consisting of a main part 0r body provided with'a sliding top, A', and with a hood, A2, above said top, organstops located in the said hood, and a cylinder or rolling cover, A3, located to close the front opening of the hood,substantially as described.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

OLE E. WICK. GEORGE C. WICK.

Witnesses:

C. CLARENCE POOLE, CHARLES T. LORING. 

